The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-07-07
MINNESOTA NEWS.
The GrasshOppers Around Perham.

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| erable is being said in the newspapers re.
garding the grasshoppers in this section.
Last fall, just after harvest, quite a num-
Ter OF the little pests were noticed in the
wheat stubble Nothing much was thought
OF this and the matter Was soon forgotten.
As soon US warm weather came this spring.
however, people found that the hoppers of
the fall before had laid their eggs and
thousands Of these small insects were
by eating down the grain on three or four
farms on the eastern border OF the
little prairie Of which Perham is the center,
and as soon as they were able to fly, scat
tered over all the prairie. which is four
miles in circumference, whers they have
been at work ever since. Whenever there Ia
a favorable wind large numbers al them
leave. Their depredatipns have not ex.
tended into the timbered districts yet. but
arc confined to the prairie seotion before
mentioned. The damage done will not ex-
eeed thousand acres. The merchants
here feel no apprehension.
Pensions issued to citizens ei Minnesota
Nancy, mother ], S. Higlay, Morristown.
Original. A, Killer, Farming; w. w. Swath.
wood, st, Cloud; j. Abbott, St. Paul; NJ.
Knopp. Winona. Increase: j. Harring-
ton, Minneapolis; w. O'Brien, Corcoran
E. Rathbun, Wykoff; w. H. Beardsley,
| Cltheral.
A party Of surveyors have completed
the work OF laying out the village Of Grand
Marais, Cook county, for q Milwaukee, cor
poration. styled Grand Marais Real Es-
tate and Improvement company: Tine
4eW village is near the present town Of
Grand Marais.
bishop gilbert and other Distinguished
sHase.s .as, g. " '"' -..scopal clergy consecra-
Nv. Luke's church at Hastings.
| At Albert Lea, Doctors Ohage OF st. Paul
and Wedge, Wilcox and Blackmer OF AL
bert Lea performed the very rare operation
OF moving gall bladder, which contained
sixteen stones, from Mrs. /. c. Lewis, aged
thirty-five years.
Patents issued to citizens OF MINES ota
IF. w. Barret, Minneapolis, thill coup
ling J. Bette, Jordan, animal catcher; f.
Findesen, Fergus Falls, barrow; G. F. Hell
liwell, Minneapolis, machine for fastening
sacks; j Rigley, Minneapolis, gas expand
ed and shade holder.
The Minnesota & Northwestern road has
three surveying parties in the field between
Duluth and st. Paul locating lines. The
work on the surveys is expected be com:
pleted early in the fall, and the route oil
the road selected at once.
Frank Stafford OF Mayville, while intoxi.
ca ted, sat down on the track OF the Mani
toba, a short distance this side of Osakis,
and was killed.
The railroad commissioners listened to
a series OF complaints against the Milwau'
kee road, and received from that company
demurrer to the charges of unequal and
unjust rates brought against it by the
board of trade unions OF Owatonna, Fari-
bault, Dundas, Northfeld and Farming
ton. For these towns J. NJ. Burlingame oi
Owatonna, O. F. Perkins of Mortified and
A. ID. Keves OF Faribault appeared.
Fire in Mccarthy & Donnelly g undertak
fng store at St. Paul caused q loss ol
$4,000.
A son Of J. Quamme, living near Can
non Falls, was kicked by horse recently
from the effects of which he died.
Many farmers in Winona county are cut
ting their wheat green for hay to save
it from the ravages OF the chinch bug.
year. Having about ruined the small
grains in some localities, they are attack.
ing the corntields
Jacob Kirwel, of Fergus Falls, was fined
and sentenced to ten days Imprisonment
for selling keg Of beer on Sunday.
Hon. VIM. Window has been elected
president OF the Lake Superior Consolidat
ed Iron Company.
The Salvation army has taken posses.
sion Of the Camp Meeting grounds at Red
Rock, near st. Paul, aud makes a good
deal OF music OF various kinds.
The Minnesota State Editorial associa
ton will meet in twentieth annual session
at Anoka July 13.
The annual business meeting OF the Min
nesota Odd Fellows' Mutual Business so
ciety was held at st. Paul. The officers
elected for the following year were: Presi
dent. Joseph Burgfeld, st. Paul vice presi
dent, DR.. j. C. Cockburne, Minneapolis
Charles Griawold. secretary; R, A. Smith
treasurer; DIR. Richie, medical director
and I. V. d. Heard, attorney. The Office
of general agent, formerly filled by Walter
G.. Dye OF Winona was abandoned. Tht
following directors were elected for one
year: August Ende, Joseph Bergfeld
David Ramaley,. Sherwood Houeh, all o
st. Paul. For two years: H. J. Strouse
Charles Griswold. st. Paul. For three
years: T. B. Jackeon, j. c. Cockburne
Minneapolis; c. d. Strong Robert A
Smith, st. Paul.
Rev. Morris Hobart, who died In Man
kato, was buried in the Cannon Falls GENE
terry, under the auspices OF the masonic
fraternity,
Maj. Newson, chairman OF the committee
on Minnesota newspaper statistics, OF the
Minnesota Editors and Publishers associ
alton, has issued what he terms his 'las,
call.'' Fer some time he has been tryin.
to induce the editors OF the state to give
some facts OF q personal nature in order
that they may be preserved in history. Oh
325 editors twice notified only SO have re-
sponded.
Potter Schroeder OF Perham was brough,
before United States Commissioner Tillot
son, at Moorehead charged with sellin.
beer at wholesale without government
license. He was held in $3.50 to appear
at the October term OF the United States
district court at st. Paul. Heis wealthy
brewer.
Rev. Benjamin Welles, who had been th,
pastor Of Presby yterian congregations a,
harrington and White Bear Lake and FOL
four years superintendent OF schools o
: Ramsey county, died in Redwood Falls il
the seventieth year ot his age.
At Duluth, NJ. Mclean, bookkeeper fol
Beriah Magoffin & Co., real estate agents
disappeared q few days ago. 1t is stated
that he presented q check for $3.50 on th'
Duluth National bank. purporting to b.
signed by the firm and payable to himself
Q on which he received the money and which
, the firm claims is q forgery.
At Anoka, a military company has beer
organized from the ranks OF the Sons o
! Veterans. C. H. Tasker was elected cap
] tain, NJ. H. Kinne first lieutenant and L
3 J. Greenwald second lieutenant.
A large audiencesaw John P. Glow easily
do Tom Hinch at Theatre Comique, Mime
. apolis.
: Elizabeth Maisch Of Moorhead aged ak
. ty-five years, was adjudged insane ant
taken to the insane asylum at st. Peter.
Austin is to I've bonded for water works
The appropriation was carried by vot
OF 1877 to SO. The plan is for system o
! wells for drinking purposes and the rive
connection with fires. The estimated
cost is from $25, 600 to $40, 900.
Anoka makes = generous offer for tn
Soldiers Home.
! G. d. Stoddard was recently murdered
at his home in Oregon by one OF his neigh
. bors. His murderer in endeavoring tt
1 evade arrest, was shot by the sheriff. Mr.
Stoddard removed twelve years ago iron
4 Rosemount, Dakota county, to Renvlll
I county. and four years ago went to Ore